Zivhu Surname

1,052,587th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Zivhu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zivhu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2361:65,4169,847
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Zivhu (33) may also be a first name.

Zivhu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Zivhu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Zivhu is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zivhu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,052,587th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 30,619,941 people. Zivhu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Zivhu are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Zivhu is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name at a global level, held by 33 people.

The last name Zivhu is most common in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 65,416. In Zimbabwe Zivhu is primarily concentrated in: Masvingo Province, where 62 percent are found, Harare Province, where 11 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and South Africa, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zivu8946/
Jivhu8010/
Zihwu807/
Zivou801/
Dzivu801/
Chivhu73196/
Zaivou7310/
Dzivou738/
Zhevhu737/
Dzevhu731/
Ziwu671,068/
Sivu67599/
Jivu67120/
Zibu6790/
Givu6740/
Živu6714/
Zieuhou6713/
Civu675/
Sivhult673/
Zevu672/
Dzibhau672/
Zyvu671/
Sievhuy671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zivhu
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